Say the Rosary in Scots

Learn the Rosary in one Scotland's ancients languages - Scots.

Traditional Scottish Devotions

If you were to go on a drive down Loch Ness today you would eventually come to Fort Augustus, a town whose history is indelibly linked with the Battle of Culloden and the subjucation of the clans. But this is a recent veneer, far beyond 1746 and before the Reformation this town was called KilChuimein - the Church of Saint Cumin. You can find a number of locations in this area named after him, including St Cumin's Rest and indeed St Cumin's Return. But why is this important now?

St Cumin represents for us in Scotland a past of devotion to the Catholic faith that said its prayers, attended its Mass - was baptised, died and was buried in Gaelic and Scots. In this section we want to bring back to life some of that faith represented in the language.

​When you click on the button below it will take you to our first project - the Rosary in Scots. There is a video, an audio only file and the text to help you pray the rosary in one of Scotland’s original languages. You will also find some articles and an introduction to St Cumin himself. But to give you a taste you will find the video we have produced.

If you have any questions or feedback please get in touch. We are really interested in hearing what you think - we hope to also produce prayer cards and other items with Scotland’s own litanies and prayers on it.